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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / WinForm General / September 2005Multiple Forms Help
I am hoping someone can help me. Is there any way to get a form to act like a cross between a mdi child from and a dialog box? I need to be able to display the results of a users search from a main form into another "popup" form and still be able to interact with the main form. If I display the results form as a dialog box, I can't get at the underlying form, and due to the contstraints placed on the application I am unable to create a true mdi area on the main form. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Chris >I am hoping someone can help me. Is there any way to get a form to act >like [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >be >greatly appreciated. Can't you just show the other form using the Show() method (as opposed to ShowDialog())? Maybe make it a topmost form if it needs to stay in front of the main window. This will give you the behaviour commonly associated with Find dialogs, for instance. Oliver Sturm  SignatureExpert programming and consulting services available See http://www.sturmnet.org (try /blog as well) Thank you for your suggestion. I had already tried this, but when I click on the main form, the results form does not stay on top. I can get it back on top through code, but there is a "hicup" where you can see the results form move to the bottom and then back on top again. I was hoping there was a way to alway keep the results form on top but it does not seem to be working for me. Chris > >I am hoping someone can help me. Is there any way to get a form to act > >like [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Oliver Sturm >Thank you for your suggestion. I had already tried this, but when I click >on [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >for >me. Did you try setting the form's TopMost property to True? It definitely works for me. Oliver Sturm SignatureExpert programming and consulting services available See http://www.sturmnet.org (try /blog as well) Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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